Legal Opinion

Union Square Bank v. Reichmann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1896PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Theodor Reichmann, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 18th day of December, 1893, xipon the verdict of a jury rendered after a trial at the New York Circuit.

1Opinion of the Court

Williams, J. :

The action was brought upon a promissory note made by the firm of Bostwick, Reiclc & Co. The issue of fact tried was whether the appellant was a member of that firm. Upon the trial, counsel for the appellant offered in evidence his (appellant’s) deposition taken in Austria under letters rogatory issued and sent to an Austrian ■court or judge thereof. The deposition was objected to on the ground that the inten’Ogatories were put and answered in German while the interrogatories as settled were in English only. The ■court sustained the objection, stating as grounds for the ruling…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Byxbie v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  2. Sturm v. . Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
  3. Wright v. . CabotNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  4. Sheldon v. WoodThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Decauville Automobile Co. v. Metropolitan BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  2. Gersten v. Schroder Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
  3. Ecco High Frequency Corp. v. Amtorg Trading Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949
  4. Larsen v. Interurban Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
  5. Ruckert v. BursleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

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